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New super benchmarking flawed: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
The government's new Your Future, Your Super investment performance benchmarking is flawed and will have unintended consequences, according to Rice Warner. Rice Warner said the proposed package to implement some of the recommendations by the Productivity ...

Super-backed company develops COVID treatment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
A biotech company backed by AustralianSuper, HESTA, Hostplus and Statewide Super has developed a new preventative treatment shown to reduce COVID-19 levels by up to 96%. The product, INNA-051, is being developed by Ena Respiratory, and works by stimulating ...

InvestPro appoints Australia lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
Financial Risk Solutions (FRS), provider of InvestPro, has announced the appointment of country manager for Australia. Terry Kyle will take on the role and his appointment is part of the firm's ongoing expansion in the region. Kyle will be responsible ...

Boutique extends GBST partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
Warakirri Asset Management has extended its partnership with after-tax investment-focused service provider GBST for its superannuation clients to include international indices. Warakirri and GBST have worked together for a decade, providing custom after-tax ...

Portfolio insurance provides strong protection: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
Australians need to consider more sustainable income flows as a future investment objective or risk not having adequate retirement savings, according to research from the Centre for Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR). CEPAR senior research ...

Aussies reevaluate retirement prospects

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
New research has revealed Australians are feeling significantly less confident about their retirement prospects, with many fearing they will have to work longer in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Surveying 1000 Australians in June, the CFS Retirement ...

US considers restricting ESG in pensions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
The US Department of Labor (DOL) is considering imposing strict rules on how pension funds invest, which could see the scope for ethical and responsible investing limited. The DOL has proposed an amendment to the Employee Retirement Income Security ...

Super to tip into negative cash flows: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
New research from Right Lane has suggested that Australian super funds could tip into negative cash flows due to COVID-19 and the early release of super program. Right Lane predicts that 54 of 90 super funds could be in negative cash flows by the end ...

LGS certified carbon neutral

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... been certified carbon neutral through Climate Active. LGS said the certification means it is one of only five Australian super funds to achieve carbon neutral status. The fund said it was awarded the certification after it met all the requirements of ...

Australian Unity rejigs executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... cornerstone investors. "We believe there is a growing interest in what is already a sizeable market. A number of large Australian super funds, implemented asset consultants and general insurers have all expressed interest in green debt markets," Bovingdon ...